[Moc] Forestmen's lives again

[pantelis]

Hi to all , this days i was looking an old catalog with so many great of classic castle sets..

One of my favoritr all this years was the 6054 forestmen's hideout , so i try to make a new one for me with the fealing of 6054.

The base is from the lego - ikea bygglek boxes and the reasson is this days i make 4-5 mocs with them because i find them very cleaver for display bases..

So this is my forestmen's new hideout display..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[zoth33]

Nice.  I like that you kept the roof blue.  The trees are nicely done and I like the path with the cart.  I like that you made it slightly bigger and used some profile bricks in there.  I actually remember getting this set from my grandmother.  Fun set to build back in the day.  

[jtooker]

Well on on updating that set as MOC.  The more detailed trees and the roof technique add just enough pop without making the scene too complicated.  Using those boxes as a display base is interesting.

[pantelis]

On 10/19/2020 at 4:41 AM, zoth33 said:

Nice.  I like that you kept the roof blue.  The trees are nicely done and I like the path with the cart.  I like that you made it slightly bigger and used some profile bricks in there.  I actually remember getting this set from my grandmother.  Fun set to build back in the day.  

Thank you Zoth for this feedback. iam glad you see some details that i keep from the old set..this sets was just playable and lovely..the good time that lego make setw for play

 

13 hours ago, jtooker said:

Well on on updating that set as MOC.  The more detailed trees and the roof technique add just enough pop without making the scene too complicated.  Using those boxes as a display base is interesting.

thank you for your feedback..its somathing simply with no dificults techniques but with some nostalgic fealing..

[Henry Bricklider]

I dig this revamp/reimagining. I think you captured the spirit of the original set really well. All the colors blend really well together and the blue roofs really pop. Awesome stuff.

[pantelis]

3 hours ago, Henry Bricklider said:

I dig this revamp/reimagining. I think you captured the spirit of the original set really well. All the colors blend really well together and the blue roofs really pop. Awesome stuff.

Thank you one more time for your great feedback.. Iam glad you enjoy the build!! 

[John Cromwell]

This is a great 'modernising' of a classic. However, I dislike the fact that you made the trees brown while the rest of the 'tree' is black. In the original the whole tree was black and the outpost was built into the tree. Just a minor complaint for a really great build!

[pantelis]

On 11/30/2020 at 8:23 PM, John Cromwell said:

This is a great 'modernising' of a classic. However, I dislike the fact that you made the trees brown while the rest of the 'tree' is black. In the original the whole tree was black and the outpost was built into the tree. Just a minor complaint for a really great build!

Thank you for the feedback John. I really never understand why the trees are black at the lego set.. I really don't see so many black trees in my life.. Maybe lego didn't have reddish brick arches.. ??.. 

[John Cromwell]

Well, my complaint is that (to me at least) you kind of made your model into a tower with trees growing out of it but if that's the case, why have parts of the tower just stop?

Like right above the printed corner brick the tower just ends... Just looks a little weird to me. But that's a small complaint on an otherwise awesome build!

20 minutes ago, pantelis said:

I really never understand why the trees are black at the lego set..

Yeah, I guess Lego thought black trees were better. 

[Grover]

1 hour ago, pantelis said:

Thank you for the feedback John. I really never understand why the trees are black at the lego set.. I really don't see so many black trees in my life.. Maybe lego didn't have reddish brick arches.. ??.. 

 

1 hour ago, John Cromwell said:

Yeah, I guess Lego thought black trees were better. 

The 2339 arch wasn't produced in brown (or later reddish brown) until around 1993, so black was a stand-in for brown at the time.  Brown and green were very rare colors back then. I would love to see a lot of the old sets from the 1980s, like the Forestmen's Hideout redone in brown rather than black.

That being said, @pantelis has done a great job here with a modern interpretation of the old set.  I loved the old sets as a kid, but looking at them now, their color palette was limited compared to the great range of colors we have now, and you have done well bringing new life to the set.

Edited December 2, 2020 by Grover

[pantelis]

14 hours ago, Grover said:

 

The 2339 arch wasn't produced in brown (or later reddish brown) until around 1993, so black was a stand-in for brown at the time.  Brown and green were very rare colors back then. I would love to see a lot of the old sets from the 1980s, like the Forestmen's Hideout redone in brown rather than black.

That being said, @pantelis has done a great job here with a modern interpretation of the old set.  I loved the old sets as a kid, but looking at them now, their color palette was limited compared to the great range of colors we have now, and you have done well bringing new life to the set.

Great informations Grover i didnt know this details. thank you very much for your comments..